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Summary
Functions
readbits(b: buffer,bitOffset: number,bitCount: number):number
writebits(b: buffer,bitOffset: number,bitCount: number,value: number):()
writei8(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writeu8(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writei16(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writeu16(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writei32(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writeu32(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writef32(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
writef64(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number):()
readstring(b: buffer,offset: number,count: number):string
writestring(b: buffer,offset: number,value: string,count: number?):()
copy(target: buffer,targetOffset: number,source: buffer,sourceOffset: number?,count: number?):()
fill(b: buffer,offset: number,value: number,count: number?):()

API Reference
Functions
create
buffer.create(size:number):buffer
Parameters
size:number
Returns

fromstring
buffer.fromstring(str:string):buffer
Parameters
str:string
Returns

tostring
buffer.tostring(b:buffer):string
Parameters
Returns

len
buffer.len(b:buffer):number
Parameters
Returns

readbits
buffer.readbits(
b:buffer, bitOffset:number, bitCount:number
Parameters
bitOffset:number
bitCount:number
Returns

readi8
buffer.readi8(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readu8
buffer.readu8(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readi16
buffer.readi16(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readu16
buffer.readu16(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readi32
buffer.readi32(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readu32
buffer.readu32(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readf32
buffer.readf32(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

readf64
buffer.readf64(
b:buffer, offset:number
Parameters
offset:number
Returns

writebits
buffer.writebits(
b:buffer, bitOffset:number, bitCount:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
bitOffset:number
bitCount:number
value:number
Returns
()

writei8
buffer.writei8(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writeu8
buffer.writeu8(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writei16
buffer.writei16(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writeu16
buffer.writeu16(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writei32
buffer.writei32(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writeu32
buffer.writeu32(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writef32
buffer.writef32(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

writef64
buffer.writef64(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
Returns
()

readstring
buffer.readstring(
b:buffer, offset:number, count:number
Parameters
offset:number
count:number
Returns

writestring
buffer.writestring(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:string, count:number?
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:string
count:number?
Returns
()

copy
buffer.copy(
target:buffer, targetOffset:number, source:buffer, sourceOffset:number?, count:number?
):()
Parameters
target:buffer
targetOffset:number
source:buffer
sourceOffset:number?
Default Value: 0
count:number?
Returns
()

fill
buffer.fill(
b:buffer, offset:number, value:number, count:number?
):()
Parameters
offset:number
value:number
count:number?
Returns
()

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